Staff exchange programme

An international and multidisciplinary staff exchange programme from 23 partners in 8 Eu/non-Eu countries

Newborn screening, diagnosis and treatment of sickle cell disease

Newborn screening, early diagnosis and appropriate treatments will improve patients’ quality of life.

Collaborative research and training initiatives

Different educational initiatives will be promoted to foster scientific cooperation and build research capacity.

PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS

Completed secondments

Virtual Teaching Programme lessons hours

Virtual Teaching Programme lecturers

Webinars

Arise Project

African Research and Innovative Initiative for Sickle cell Education:
Improving Research Capacity for Service Improvement

ARISE- African Research and Innovative Initiative for Sickle cell Education: Improving Research Capacity for Service Improvement is a research project recently funded by the EU in the framework of the H2020-MSCA-RISE-2018 programme aimed at creating an interagency and multidisciplinary staff exchange programme between experienced researchers, early start investigators and other relevant staff members of the partners institutions to share and spread the best practices in Newborn Screening, diagnosis and treatment of SCD, leading to improvement in overall disease outcome.

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Keep updated on all the initiatives and events of the ARISE project

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Learn more about ARISE project through the secondees’ experiences

My experience – Joe-Alago Onyinye

My experience – Joe-Alago Onyinye

I am Joe-Alago Onyinye O.A Medical laboratory scientist,working with Zankli Medical Centre Abuja-Nigeria. My experience during ARISE staff exchange programme at the Royal College of Pathologists London from 30 th August to 31 st October 2024 offered me a good...

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My secondment journey with ARISE in Lisbon

My secondment journey with ARISE in Lisbon

My name is Amayah Jirai Shalom a communications specialist, I worked under work package 7 of the ARISE project which is focused on Dissemination and Communication. My hosting institution was Escola de Superior Tecnologia de Saude de Lisboa, Lisbon Portugal where I...

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My secondment journey under the ARISE program – Valentina Agaga

My secondment journey under the ARISE program – Valentina Agaga

I am Valentina Agaga a staff of Zankli Medical Services, I enrolled under ARISE work package 3, which is aimed at enhancing the quality and capacity of laboratory diagnosis for population screening in SCD and improving overall laboratory quality assurance. My hosting...

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Arise Project

What is
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a group of inherited red blood cells disorders. People suffering from SCD have an abnormal protein in their red blood cells.

SCD is among the world’s most common serious inherited diseases with more than 300,000 annual births, 85% are born in sub-Saharan Africa.